Billing dispute with Spring??

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?)

A f ew months ago I calles Sprint and ordered an airbuss card and wireless
internet. I did not have any other service with Sprint. Then two months
later I called to cancell the service, and the Sprint rep told me that I
would be charged $150 for cancelling. I told her that this is the first time
someone mentioned a cancellation fee to me. Now 2-3 months later I get a
call each day from a Sprint rep saying that I owen them x amount of money. I
say that either send me a contract that I signed (or some other proof to
this effect) or stop this charge cause I don't intend to pay for something
like this when I was never told anything like this before! But even when
asking for supervisor etc, they say they can't help me, that they are only
operators who sit at a computer that dials, and it's on auto pilot. That I
should call another number and invariably the number they give me I can't
reach anyone there. First the numbers wants my Sprint 10 digit phone number
which I don't have, never have since I just had this Net service with
them...

anyway this is a nightmere

where can I call to have this straighted out?

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?)

Josh Grameson wrote:
> A f ew months ago I calles Sprint and ordered an airbuss card and
> wireless internet. I did not have any other service with Sprint. Then
> two months later I called to cancell the service, and the Sprint rep
> told me that I would be charged $150 for cancelling. I told her that
> this is the first time someone mentioned a cancellation fee to me.

It was at this point that you should have either held your ground and
gotten the issue resolved, or learned that you did indeed agree to a
one-year agreement. For the record, if you go to sprintpcs.com, click
the "Shopping" tab, plug in a valid zip-code, and then click "View
Laptop & PDA Plans" right next to the listed plans is this:
"A one-year PCS Advantage Agreement is required."

(This is why you were charged an early termination fee.)


> Now 2-3 months later I get a call each day from a Sprint rep saying
> that I owen them x amount of money.

What made you think it would go away on its own?


> I say that either send me a
> contract that I signed (or some other proof to this effect) or stop
> this charge cause I don't intend to pay for something like this when
> I was never told anything like this before!

It's possible you weren't told, or that you don't remember being told.
If the latter, I believe the call is (supposed to be) recorded as proof
of agreement (though I haven't had a call recorded the last two times I
renewed a contract).


>
> where can I call to have this straighted out?

For the moment, Sprint PCS. However, if it's already been a few months,
it's possible this debt will soon be C/O and turned over to a
third-party collection company. At that point you'll probably need to
deal with them. But even if they agree to stop trying to collect, the
issue could resurface again with another collection agency down the
road.

I'd say either resolve it with Sprint ASAP, or just pay the $150. If
Sprint does agree to forego the early termination fee, you had better
get in writing. I, personally, would not risk it going to
collections--ergo reported to credit bureaus--over something so small.

As a connection card isn't something Joe six-pack walks out and buys, I
would think you have seen *something* about the one-year agreement (the
Web site, plan literature, etc.). If not, it's still Sprint's standard
procedure for data-plans--it's not like you're being singled out. In
fact, if you *don't* have to pay it, I'd call that a lucky break. YMMV.


--
Mike

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?)

Who is Spring? I have never heard of them. :-)

"Josh Grameson" <moon248@borderlessgroup.com> wrote in message
news:W8ADd.348744$O24.59770@news.easynews.com...
>A f ew months ago I calles Sprint and ordered an airbuss card and wireless
>internet. I did not have any other service with Sprint. Then two months
>later I called to cancell the service, and the Sprint rep told me that I
>would be charged $150 for cancelling. I told her that this is the first
>time someone mentioned a cancellation fee to me. Now 2-3 months later I get
>a call each day from a Sprint rep saying that I owen them x amount of
>money. I say that either send me a contract that I signed (or some other
>proof to this effect) or stop this charge cause I don't intend to pay for
>something like this when I was never told anything like this before! But
>even when asking for supervisor etc, they say they can't help me, that they
>are only operators who sit at a computer that dials, and it's on auto
>pilot. That I should call another number and invariably the number they
>give me I can't reach anyone there. First the numbers wants my Sprint 10
>digit phone number which I don't have, never have since I just had this
>Net service with them...
>
> anyway this is a nightmere
>
> where can I call to have this straighted out?
>
>
>

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?)

> It was at this point that you should have either held your ground and
> gotten the issue resolved, or learned that you did indeed agree to a
> one-year agreement. For the record, if you go to sprintpcs.com, click the
> "Shopping" tab, plug in a valid zip-code, and then click "View Laptop &
> PDA Plans" right next to the listed plans is this:
> "A one-year PCS Advantage Agreement is required."
>
> (This is why you were charged an early termination fee.)
>
>
>> Now 2-3 months later I get a call each day from a Sprint rep saying
>> that I owen them x amount of money.
>
> What made you think it would go away on its own?
>

well they may have called before, but i was out of the country until a few
weeks so if they called i wouldn't know about it.

>
>> I say that either send me a
>> contract that I signed (or some other proof to this effect) or stop
>> this charge cause I don't intend to pay for something like this when
>> I was never told anything like this before!
>
> It's possible you weren't told, or that you don't remember being told. If
> the latter, I believe the call is (supposed to be) recorded as proof of
> agreement (though I haven't had a call recorded the last two times I
> renewed a contract).

My memory is quite good. But it maybe that I forgot and if this is the case
and they can give any kind of proof to this I would be glad to pay them. But
there is no one that I can reach there that can help in this regard, all
they can do is tell me that i owe them money.

>
>
>>
>> where can I call to have this straighted out?
>
> For the moment, Sprint PCS. However, if it's already been a few months,
> it's possible this debt will soon be C/O and turned over to a third-party
> collection company. At that point you'll probably need to deal with them.
> But even if they agree to stop trying to collect, the issue could
> resurface again with another collection agency down the road.
>
> I'd say either resolve it with Sprint ASAP, or just pay the $150. If
> Sprint does agree to forego the early termination fee, you had better get
> in writing. I, personally, would not risk it going to collections--ergo
> reported to credit bureaus--over something so small.

But I can't get anyone at Sprint on the phone! Would have a number or
contact?

>
> As a connection card isn't something Joe six-pack walks out and buys, I
> would think you have seen *something* about the one-year agreement (the
> Web site, plan literature, etc.). If not, it's still Sprint's standard
> procedure for data-plans--it's not like you're being singled out. In fact,
> if you *don't* have to pay it, I'd call that a lucky break. YMMV.

well in fact I heard about this from a friend who has Verizon's and I just
thought that I would call around and I tried sprint and too it.

>
>
> --
> Mike
>